UAMS HEMATOLOGY ADVANCED EXAM
PREP 2026 QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Types of Normal Blood Cells Found in Peripheral Blood. Answer:
• Red Blood Cells
Platelets
White Blood Cells
Lymphocyte
Monocyte
(Granulocytes)
Eosinophil
Basophil (baso)
Segmented neutrophil
• Band neutrophil
◉ "cyte". Answer: cell
◉ Intramedullary hemolysis. Answer: within bone marrow cell
break-up
◉ Extramedullary hemolysis. Answer: outside bone marrow cell lysis
,◉ - Cell destruction outside the bone marrow. Answer:
Extramedullary hemolysis
◉ Erythroid hyperplasia. Answer: increased red cell formation
◉ Lymphopenia. Answer: decreased number of lymphs
◉ Eosinophilia. Answer: increased number of eos
◉ Polycythemia. Answer: All cells in the blood are increased many
cells increased
◉ Intravascular Hemolysis. Answer: inside vessel breakdown of
RBCS
◉ CBC includes. Answer: WBC, RBC, platelet count, hemoglobin
(hgb), hematocrit (hct) Indices
◉ • MCV •. Answer: mean cell volume indicates RBC size
◉ • MCH. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin - weight of hemoglobin
contained in RBC
◉ • MCHC. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin content - average
concentration of hemoglobin in RBC
,◉ • MCH, MCHC decreased in. Answer: microcytic anemia,
◉ • MCH, MCHC increased. Answer: macrocytic anemia
◉ • One of the largest organs in the body. Answer: Bone Marrow
◉ Bone Marrow Defined as. Answer: tissue located within the
cavities of the cortical bones
◉ Bone Marrow Cavities consist of. Answer: trabecular bone
resembling a honeycomb-like structure
◉ • More than 100 times blood cells in your ———- than there are
people in the world!. Answer: Bone Marrow
◉ Bone marrow is located within. Answer: within the cavities of the
cortical bones
◉ Bone Marrow two types. Answer: Red marrow Yellow marrow
◉ Red marrow. Answer: hematopoietically active marrow Produces
cells
, ◉ Yellow marrow. Answer: hematopoietically inactive marrow
composed primarily of adipocytes (fat cells)
◉ Can return to active under right contions (example hemolysis).
Answer: Yellow marrow
◉ • Not all bones contain. Answer: bone marrow
◉ During infancy and early childhood, bone marrow. Answer: is
mostly red active marrow in all bones
◉ Sites of hematopoiesis decreases. Answer: during fetal
development
◉ Bone Marrow Retrogression occurs. Answer: beginning at age 5-7
◉ - Red marrow is restricted to. Answer: flat bones, sternum,
vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, skull and proximal long bones
◉ • By adulthood, marrow is. Answer: 50% blood cells and 50% fat
◉ Blood & nutrients are supplied by the. Answer: periosteal arteries
that coil around the central vein, passing along the bone canal
PREP 2026 QUESTIONS WITH PRACTICE
SOLUTIONS
◉ Types of Normal Blood Cells Found in Peripheral Blood. Answer:
• Red Blood Cells
Platelets
White Blood Cells
Lymphocyte
Monocyte
(Granulocytes)
Eosinophil
Basophil (baso)
Segmented neutrophil
• Band neutrophil
◉ "cyte". Answer: cell
◉ Intramedullary hemolysis. Answer: within bone marrow cell
break-up
◉ Extramedullary hemolysis. Answer: outside bone marrow cell lysis
,◉ - Cell destruction outside the bone marrow. Answer:
Extramedullary hemolysis
◉ Erythroid hyperplasia. Answer: increased red cell formation
◉ Lymphopenia. Answer: decreased number of lymphs
◉ Eosinophilia. Answer: increased number of eos
◉ Polycythemia. Answer: All cells in the blood are increased many
cells increased
◉ Intravascular Hemolysis. Answer: inside vessel breakdown of
RBCS
◉ CBC includes. Answer: WBC, RBC, platelet count, hemoglobin
(hgb), hematocrit (hct) Indices
◉ • MCV •. Answer: mean cell volume indicates RBC size
◉ • MCH. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin - weight of hemoglobin
contained in RBC
◉ • MCHC. Answer: mean cell hemoglobin content - average
concentration of hemoglobin in RBC
,◉ • MCH, MCHC decreased in. Answer: microcytic anemia,
◉ • MCH, MCHC increased. Answer: macrocytic anemia
◉ • One of the largest organs in the body. Answer: Bone Marrow
◉ Bone Marrow Defined as. Answer: tissue located within the
cavities of the cortical bones
◉ Bone Marrow Cavities consist of. Answer: trabecular bone
resembling a honeycomb-like structure
◉ • More than 100 times blood cells in your ———- than there are
people in the world!. Answer: Bone Marrow
◉ Bone marrow is located within. Answer: within the cavities of the
cortical bones
◉ Bone Marrow two types. Answer: Red marrow Yellow marrow
◉ Red marrow. Answer: hematopoietically active marrow Produces
cells
, ◉ Yellow marrow. Answer: hematopoietically inactive marrow
composed primarily of adipocytes (fat cells)
◉ Can return to active under right contions (example hemolysis).
Answer: Yellow marrow
◉ • Not all bones contain. Answer: bone marrow
◉ During infancy and early childhood, bone marrow. Answer: is
mostly red active marrow in all bones
◉ Sites of hematopoiesis decreases. Answer: during fetal
development
◉ Bone Marrow Retrogression occurs. Answer: beginning at age 5-7
◉ - Red marrow is restricted to. Answer: flat bones, sternum,
vertebrae, pelvis, ribs, skull and proximal long bones
◉ • By adulthood, marrow is. Answer: 50% blood cells and 50% fat
◉ Blood & nutrients are supplied by the. Answer: periosteal arteries
that coil around the central vein, passing along the bone canal
